Is it an age thing? - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T00:28:20Zhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/is-it-an-age-thing?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A316508&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=nohaha naughty Autumn, I won't…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-27:865021:Comment:3165082010-04-27T21:52:39.271ZLouise Perryhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LouisePerry
haha naughty Autumn, I won't let on to Reuben though and will tell him he has to behave like his sister!
haha naughty Autumn, I won't let on to Reuben though and will tell him he has to behave like his sister! Thank you Susan, I will give…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-27:865021:Comment:3165052010-04-27T21:48:08.306ZLouise Perryhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LouisePerry
Thank you Susan, I will give your advice a go and it is so reassuring to hear taht his behaviour at present is perfectly normal!
Thank you Susan, I will give your advice a go and it is so reassuring to hear taht his behaviour at present is perfectly normal! love this susan and agree I l…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-26:865021:Comment:3157912010-04-26T11:58:59.563ZLouise Perryhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LouisePerry
love this susan and agree I like my crazy setter life now!<br />
Thank you everyone for your replies and help and I have to report that reuben is a bit better again now. I still take the long lead everywhere with me though as not 100% on recall but improving.<br />
He still doesnt play much with me when out but again is slightly better and I am not forcing it. Infact I have relaxed a bit(not with his basic training) and trying to understand things a bit more from Reuben's perspective.<br />
This weekend i had my…
love this susan and agree I like my crazy setter life now!<br />
Thank you everyone for your replies and help and I have to report that reuben is a bit better again now. I still take the long lead everywhere with me though as not 100% on recall but improving.<br />
He still doesnt play much with me when out but again is slightly better and I am not forcing it. Infact I have relaxed a bit(not with his basic training) and trying to understand things a bit more from Reuben's perspective.<br />
This weekend i had my friends twins to stay and along with my 5 year old it was a very noisy busy household and reuben was so brilliant with them it was lovely. One of the twins was scared of him to start with but was totally into him within hours! Hi the only thing that gets m…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-21:865021:Comment:3141142010-04-21T11:44:19.453ZChristine Kenthttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/ChristineKent
Hi the only thing that gets my 1 year old called Rileys attention when out in the field with his doggie friends is to take a small ball with the ball thrower so I can throw it a long way then all the dogs chase it and it ends up like a great game. I say in a high pitched voice find ball Riley and he runs like a race horse to get to it first and then he brings it straight back to me. I don't use tennis balls in the thrower cos they are not interesting to him but I use an orange coloured hard…
Hi the only thing that gets my 1 year old called Rileys attention when out in the field with his doggie friends is to take a small ball with the ball thrower so I can throw it a long way then all the dogs chase it and it ends up like a great game. I say in a high pitched voice find ball Riley and he runs like a race horse to get to it first and then he brings it straight back to me. I don't use tennis balls in the thrower cos they are not interesting to him but I use an orange coloured hard ball which is completely chew proof and he loves it. My dog used to be great on recall until he reached 10 months of age and then he decided to get brave. I now use a spray collar which sprays lemon scent smell if he runs off and then he turns around and comes straight back to me. He has even started to still come back if he doesn't have the collar on so I feel it is a great training aid. They do get better with age but I think setters are such free spirits that they never grow up lol Susan, I know it's a reply fo…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-21:865021:Comment:3140402010-04-21T01:27:48.800ZIlona & Ginahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/IlonaCrotogino
Susan, I know it's a reply for Louise, but thank you anyway.<br />
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I got a lot out of it, too. Walking different new ways, hide and seek games, or just doing things they don't expect works wonders!<br />
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When I hide, I watch Gina spinning around, with this special "chook-in-a-thunderstorm" look of hers, and I can see the little brain wheels turning "Where on earth is mummy?"<br />
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And really, Gina is getting better and better at focusing on me, as she never knows what her mum is up to next... just watch out!…
Susan, I know it's a reply for Louise, but thank you anyway.<br />
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I got a lot out of it, too. Walking different new ways, hide and seek games, or just doing things they don't expect works wonders!<br />
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When I hide, I watch Gina spinning around, with this special "chook-in-a-thunderstorm" look of hers, and I can see the little brain wheels turning "Where on earth is mummy?"<br />
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And really, Gina is getting better and better at focusing on me, as she never knows what her mum is up to next... just watch out! I think these are great tricks to get them focused.<br />
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Also, the thing of making them stop and sit before they are allowed to run to dogs works well.<br />
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There is a lot in your contribution to take on board, for example the thing with the fluffy toy or a long skipping rope. I've never tried it - will do next time!<br />
And thinking that the good work kicks in at the age of two means a lot of comfort, for Louise and Reuben & for me and 20month old Gina. Sue, I love this last remark…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-21:865021:Comment:3140392010-04-21T01:12:05.426ZIlona & Ginahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/IlonaCrotogino
Sue, I love this last remark of yours!<br />
Let's enjoy the week, and let's hope we notice when they reach their peak week:))
Sue, I love this last remark of yours!<br />
Let's enjoy the week, and let's hope we notice when they reach their peak week:)) Louise don't despair his sist…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-20:865021:Comment:3140012010-04-20T19:59:09.433ZLynne Murray Hogsfleshhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LynneMurrayHogsflesh40
Louise don't despair his sister Aitumn is just as bad......just their age!
Louise don't despair his sister Aitumn is just as bad......just their age! Totally agree with all the ab…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-20:865021:Comment:3139472010-04-20T16:32:55.255Zeva ciechonskahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/xn/detail/u_0gijg39gsgi1q
Totally agree with all the above and am finding it absolutely hysterical reading. Anybody who has had a number of IS over a period of time will sympathise. Just think adolescent kids. At twelve months your IS will behave like a 7 year old.....at 24 months he will be 14 and then there are the teenage years........enjoy!!!
Totally agree with all the above and am finding it absolutely hysterical reading. Anybody who has had a number of IS over a period of time will sympathise. Just think adolescent kids. At twelve months your IS will behave like a 7 year old.....at 24 months he will be 14 and then there are the teenage years........enjoy!!! I love the bit about the atte…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-20:865021:Comment:3139032010-04-20T13:56:12.944ZSusan Stonehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
I love the bit about the attention span of a goldfish... and being as interesting as watching paint dry...:-)))<br />
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Actually I am sure there ARE ways of enjoying life without having a crazy setter - but would life really be worth it???
I love the bit about the attention span of a goldfish... and being as interesting as watching paint dry...:-)))<br />
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Actually I am sure there ARE ways of enjoying life without having a crazy setter - but would life really be worth it??? I love all these messages - g…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-20:865021:Comment:3138442010-04-20T11:50:53.983ZJennifer Martinhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JenniferMartin
I love all these messages - gladdens my heart to read them and know we are all having fun!.<br />
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After Jinty (AKA Beetroot) I had forgotten ( I don't know how!!) about 'puppy hood' and the high jinx they get up to!.<br />
Rio has decided to help me in the garden - I dig the weeds up and Rio takes them out of the wheelbarrow and shred's them everywhere, tried telling him off but he is such a cheeky boy, he bark's back at me and thinks it's a game!.<br />
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Have just been up to the 130 acre field that we go in,…
I love all these messages - gladdens my heart to read them and know we are all having fun!.<br />
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After Jinty (AKA Beetroot) I had forgotten ( I don't know how!!) about 'puppy hood' and the high jinx they get up to!.<br />
Rio has decided to help me in the garden - I dig the weeds up and Rio takes them out of the wheelbarrow and shred's them everywhere, tried telling him off but he is such a cheeky boy, he bark's back at me and thinks it's a game!.<br />
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Have just been up to the 130 acre field that we go in, Rio has had a 'great time' chasing birds and stretching his leg's - he didn't see the hare that ran behind him but he found the scent and was 'off', I have discovered it's best if I don't go into complete panic although I have to say this is very hard when I see him disappearing into the distance - after all he can get around the field a lot faster than I can - so I waited and bless him minutes later he came charging over the horizon and straight back to me!.<br />
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My Husband is of the opinion that IS's have the attention span of a goldfish! I like to think they have an inquiring mind!.<br />
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It might not feel like you are getting anywhere, everything you put in at this age seems to 'click' into place at about 3 years of age and they settle down to be better than a lot of breed's, - so I guess there's a bit more of him prancing in front of the full length mirror, leaping across the bed's in the spare room, pinching the toilet roll's, running around 'ever so pleased with himself' - when he knows he has something he shouldn't in his mouth.<br />
Oh, it can all be rather frustrating but there are special moments in there and as I sit here he is sound asleep at my feet.